Unseasonably warm temperatures, stubbornly dry weather and predictions that the rest of the winter will be more of the same have fire officials weighing burn restrictions.

Jay Stalnacker, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office fire-management officer, said Thursday that he and other regional fire-safety officials are worried about dire fire conditions during the winter months, when regional and federal resources to fight wildland fires are largely mothballed for the offseason.

“It is pretty precarious,” he said.

November logged three red-flag fire days, which is alarming for fire officials.

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